[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 83, Issue 49

[Shawn Wright]

They don't know I took the VC off. They let me take the car overnight - it's
a small town Ford dealer. I saw enough things I hadn't seen earlier to get
discouraged about the car, so I didn't inspect the cam as well as I should
have (didn't bother to turn the engine), and now wish I had. I'm waiting to
hear if they turn up any more records on the car, ideally a record of the TB
done at 160k or anything to indicate the history. If I could get it at 6500
and add 1500 in parts (cam, tb, muffler, wheel bearing) it would be a very
nice car, but that also means a lot of my time doing the work. Guess I could
spend less time at the computer... ;-)

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well, the fast that they let you take the valve cover off sort of blows me
> away, this is at a car dealership in Canada, right?
>
> I think they would be pretty hard up to take your offer of 6,500, but you
> may get lucky and they come back with 7,000
>
> Another sign of the lobe going bad is discoloration and I did not see any
> of that.
> best of luck
>
>
> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Running :-)
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Shawn Wright <vwdiesels at gmail.com>
> *To:* brian at gochnauer.net
> *Cc:* vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> *Sent:* Wed, September 29, 2010 10:55:05 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 83, Issue 49
>
> Hmmm. I wish I'd spent a bit more time inspecting it now, but I was getting
> tired after a long day, and not sure how far I should go (how hard is
> pulling the rocker arm shaft?). I expected to see more visible trace on the
> lobe surface, but they all looked smooth with no signs of copper. How many
> miles on yours? The idle was fairly smooth, but I did hear an occasional
> pop
> sound which made me wonder. I've never heard or driven a PD before this, so
> don't have any reference to compare with. Sounds a lot smoother than my
> 1.6TD with 500k kms! Has lots of power, but again, I don't know what to
> expect.
>
> I may still write a low offer ($6500) and see what happens. It is still
> nicer than most 2000-03 TDIs I've seen which usually go for $6-10k in this
> area.
>
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:49 AM, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net
> >wrote:
>
> >  >> I could also catch a fingernail when dragging across side of lobe
> > toward
> > tip
> >
> > imho, it's trashed.
> >
> > I just did my '04 Jetta TDI, ALL the cam lobes were quite smooth; even
> > though it had worn a FULL 1/4" off of one intake lobe!!
> >
> > Lumping idle or shaking throttle response are great signs.
> >
> > BrianG
> > Iowa
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:46:09 -0700
> > From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Signs of PD worn cam syndrome?
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Message-ID:
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> >
> > Ok, here's the update (2004 Jetta TDI GLS with 190k kms). Got the car
> home
> > tonight, and pulled the VC. The valve thingy* on the intake which I had
> to
> > remove to get the VC off showed a fair bit of soot in the intake, some
> > loose, some not so loose. The hose from IC to intake also appeared to be
> > leaking and wiggled a bit in the circlips, a fair bit of oil below that
> and
> > some on upper TB cover. TB looked somewhat worn, said VW so probably OEM,
> > but could be original with 190K kms, or changed at 160K, so must assume
> it
> > needs doing. Cam lobes looked even all across, so I didn't bother
> rotating
> > engine, just inspected best I could. Although I could still see chamfer
> on
> > lobes I could reach, I could also catch a fingernail when dragging across
> > side of lobe toward tip, so could indicate some wear, but really hard to
> > tell. Engine sounds could except there is a slight lumpiness at idle on
> > occasion, and what sounds like an occasional soft popping noise. The
> engine
> > cranks longer than it should when starting, hot or cold - up to 2secs,
> not
> > sure what this means on a PD.
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Shawn Wright